It is possible as this example from classic fiction illustrates. Fiction does not mean it cannot happen in real life. N.B.: This post may or may not have been triggered by a recent rewatch of the LOTR trilogy.
Category Archives: culture
The 10 Rules of Being Human
The 10 Rules of Being Human: A few decades ago, Chérie Carter-Scott devised a list of 10 Rules for Being Human, which was published in her 1998 book If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules. These rules are often presented on social media as being “handed down from ancient Sanskrit” but their more …
In Theaters This Fall
Monty Python and the Holy Grail in theaters “for the first time since the last time!”
Nelson’s Weblog: culture / apis-for-content-sites-must-be-free
Nelson’s Weblog: culture / apis-for-content-sites-must-be-free: Social media businesses should not charge* for APIs. If a company like Reddit or Twitter derives most of its value from content that users write for free then it must provide APIs for anyone to download and manipulate that content. He continues later. The key thing here is social media …
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Metallica for N64
Bless people with obscure talents and more free time than I can imagine.
Kiss My Grass!
You may be high if you think this grass is high! Expecting a package, I eagerly trotted to answer a knock at the door where a county codes enforcement officer greeted me. It turns out, we have a nosy “Karen” in the neighborhood who complained about several yards in the neighborhood with so-called high grass. …
Happy Pride Month!
Scripting News: I want Bluesky to go away
Scripting News: I want Bluesky to go away: I definitely want Bluesky to just go away. I don’t like it because if it gains traction it has potential of replacing Twitter as the festering turd in the middle of what should have been a vibrant growing market that keeps anything else from rising in competition …
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On Working from Home
At my previous job, I spent some time working from home in 2020–2021 after the COVID pandemic really hooked its tendrils into the globe. My current job doesn’t even have an office so working from home is the only option. Overall, it’s been terrific. If employees have no need to meet directly with each other, …
One of Many Posts about the Rise and Fall of Twitter
While it is probably too far to say Twitter is important to me, I can say I have found and followed many internet acquaintances through their tweets. Some of these pals I found from their blogs showcasing then-new links to their Twitter feed. Others I found through the web Twitter wove among those users’ follows …
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